Improvement in paper-weights



F. LUNKBNHEIMER.

Paper-Weights,

No. 212,022. Paten ted Feb. 4,1879.

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FREDERICK LUIIKENHEIMER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER-WEIGHTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,022, dated February 4, 1879; application filed December 2, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK LUNKEN- HEIMIER, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper- Weights, of which the following is a specification The object of my invention is to provide an ornamental paperweight which shall also serve as an advertising-card, the whole so constructed as to permit the ready removal of one card and insertion of another.

My invention consists in a heavy ornamental base, the bottom of which may be flat or slightly concave, and may be made of cast or spun brass or other suitable material.

The upper surface of the base is recessed to form a socket for the reception of the lower end of the glass cylinder containing the printed card.

The cylinder is made of clear flint-glass, and thin as consistent with strength.

An ornamental cap of spun brass or other material surmounts the glass cylinder. This cap is recessed similarly to the base, to form a socket for the reception of the upper end of the cylinder, and is drilled centrally for the passage of long binding-screw, which terminates in a threaded hole in the base.

The binding-screw is finished with a fancy head, or may be milled.

Around the inner circumference of the glass cylinder a strip of card-board is sprung, upon I which is printed any desired title, firm or corporation name, title, or trade-mark.

By this construction of paper-weight and card-holder the printed card is protected from wear and injury, and can be removed and a new card inserted by withdrawing the bindin g-screw and taking off the cap.

In the accompanying drawings similar letters of reference indicate similar parts.

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved paper-weight, and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of same.

A is the base, which can be made of any suitable material; B, the glass cylinder; 0, the cap; D, the binding-screw, and b the card-board strip.

The diameters of base and cap are sufficiently larger than the diameter of glass cylinder to prevent breakage of the latter should the weightfall from the desk or table.

The base I make of cast-brass; but it can be made of spun brass and filled with lead, or of cast-iron, if desired.

The cap I also make of cast-brass; but a spun-brass cap will answer quite as well.

The binding-screw should be finished wit-h a brass head; but the stem can be made of iron to cheapen the cost.

The printed strip of card-board should be long enough to fit the inner circumference of the cylinder and the ends butt together to make a tight joint.

I am aware that advertising paper-weights are not new; but I believe that I am the first to construct an advertising paper weight wherein the card can be readily inserted and removed, and where the glass portion can be renewed at slight expense should the same be necessary.

It is obvious that this construction of paper-weight is not limited to the auxiliary effect of a card-holder, but can be used as a paper-weight and sample-holder; or, by rigidly attaching the screw to the base and using a binding-nut to bring the cap down on the cylinder, and by cementing the cylinder at the lower end to the base, it can be used as an inkbottle or to contain any other fluid.

I do not wish to confine myself to the peculiar design or arrangement of parts shown, as these may be varied without departing from the principle of my invention, the essential feature of which is the advertising-card within a clear glass cylinder, the cylinder fitting sockets in the base and cap, and a screw or its equivalent to hold the base, cylinder, and cap together.

Having described my invention, what I desire to claim is- A paper-weight and card-holder consisting of the base A, cylinder B, cap 0, screw D, and card-board strip b, when arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereofil have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of November, 1878.

FREDERICK LUNKENHEIMER.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. HILL, J. E. STEvENsoN. 

